Politicians are turning to weight loss drugs to control obesity in the population. Kath Hudson polls the experts on the impact

The importance of strength training for special populations is leading to the creation of a new generation of equipment that facilitates safe use. Julie Cramer investigates

Strength training app, Ladder, has secured more than US$100 million investment to support new growth initiatives and reach a global audience.

A weekly training session with whole body electronic muscle stimulation (WB-EMS) can reduce cardiovascular disease risk in healthy adults.

New technology is supporting the development of ‘workout builders’, which use AI to design customised exercises to enhance member results

The University of Warwick has unveiled a £1 million refurbished gym in partnership with Matrix Fitness

Developments in technology are helping to power immersive, multi-sensory experiences. We look at the benefits for both members and operators

Landmark research from Les Mills reveals the vital interventions required to set new members up for success and keep them coming back for more

News editor of HCM, Kath Hudson, taps the zeitgeist at the recent W3Fit EMEA industry event that was held in Sardinia, Italy

Fred Fitness – claiming to be the first gym to offer AI-driven, personalised workouts – will make its debut in Santa Monica in January, with plans for rapid expansion via franchising.

After successful October events in Berlin and Madrid, Cyprus is the next stop on the Les Mills Live 2024 World Tour.

Peloton has announced that Peter Stern – co-founder of Apple Fitness+ – has been appointed its new CEO and president, effective 1 January 2025.

The PureGym founder and the developer of VOR are working together on a new AI workout builder to help personal trainers scale their businesses

Myzone has appointed Vahid Zadeh, as its new chief technology officer to lead the company’s tech development and expansion. He will work with chief digital officer, Leon Rudge.

Steph Eaves looks at training products designed to encourge the development of powerful balancing skills

From brain training and body sculpting, to ‘gesture tech’ and binaural beats, HCM predicts the trends that will impact and shape the sector

The entire gym and beyond is now connected by EGYM Genius, enabling customised workouts tailored to drive retention

With gym-goers now able to track and analyse every part of their fitness journey, we look at how this impacts outcomes

The HCM Summit, which will be held in London on 24 October, has announced EGYM as its Platinum Partner for the next three years.

We talk to the founder of Hotworx about bringing holistic workouts to the infra-red sauna environment, and his plans to expand the concept globally

Xcel Leisure Centre has strengthened its outreach pathways with the region’s first Technogym Biocircuit

Dr Cedric Bryant considers how the industry can best use language to broaden its reach

Steph Eaves asks suppliers how the increased interest in strength training is changing the focus of their business

The co-founder of Sanctum talks about inspiration and going global with the unique, spiritual workout that originated in Amsterdam

The sector has huge room to grow, the McKinsey global lead tells Kate Cracknell

Emotional health and habit-tracking are two of the fastest growing health categories according to corporate wellness platform, Wellhub, as it celebrated its 500 millionth check-in on the platform.

Wellness platform, Samsung Health, has partnered with fitness brand, Zumba to deliver dance content for people at all fitness levels via its app.

Employee wellness app GoJoe has teamed up with Les Mills for a major new content offering, giving access to hundreds of new workouts.

With indoor cycling as popular as ever, we talk to innovators about their delivery of more advanced technology and greater diversity of class styles

Adding EGYM’s easy onboarding, personalised workouts and progress-tracking is driving retention and engagement at Vivacity Premier Fitness